16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

cloudy weather, cloud up

Kun'yomi
  • to get cloudy ②to cloud up ③to be gloomy ④to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ドン
Nanori
  • ずみ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くも 96.1%
ドン 3.9%

Character Breakdown

cloudy weather, cloud up
くも.る ドン ど (7th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
cloud
くも ウン ずも (2nd, N2)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

to get cloudy ②to cloud up ③to be gloomy ④to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)
cloudiness ②fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.) ③gloom
hazy weather in spring
low-cloud overcast
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References

Unicode hex code 66C7
JIS X 0208 1-38-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2160
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2518
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2521
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3141
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1610
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2195
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 424
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 453
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 948
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2685
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1575
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14172
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1672
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 637
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 647
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 608
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1834
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1281
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 983
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 431
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c12.1
Four corner code 6073.1
De Roo Code 3871